[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16917]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE




Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request



    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

    Title: Usage of Elevators for Occupant Evacuation Questionnaire.

    OMB Control Number: None.

    Form Number(s): None.

    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).

    Burden Hours: 375.

    Number of Respondents: 1,500.

    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.

    Needs and Uses: NIST's research on elevators has primarily focused 

on the technical aspects of ensuring safe and reliable evacuation for 

the occupants of tall buildings. In addition, the International Code 

Council and the National Fire Protection Association provide 

requirements for the use of elevators for both occupant evacuation and 

fire fighter access into the building. However, there still is little 

understanding of how occupants use elevator systems during fire 

emergencies.

    The main focus of this research effort is to gain an understanding 

of how elevators are currently used by occupants of existing multi-

story buildings in the United States during fire emergencies. This 

research aims to summarize emergency plans and procedures from 

buildings that make use of one or multiple elevators from the existing 

elevator system (used for normal building traffic) for the evacuation 

of building occupants during fire emergencies. Building managers and 

designated safety personnel (familiar with or in charge of developing 

emergency procedures for multi-story buildings) from existing buildings 

in the United States, including federal buildings, will be contacted to 

fill out a questionnaire asking about how the buildings' evacuation 

plans incorporate the use of the existing elevator system to evacuate 

occupants during fire emergencies, specifically individuals with 

disabilities, if at all.

    Affected Public: Federal government; Business or other for-profit 

organizations.

    Frequency: One-time.

    Respondent's Obligation: None.

    OMB Desk Officer:. Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.

    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 

by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

[email protected]).

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 

collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 

to, OMB Desk Officer, Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123, FAX Number (202) 

395-5167, or [email protected]).



    Dated: June 30, 2011.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2011-16917 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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